
Leverage the PASTOR Pitch to Sell More
How many times have you gotten to the meeting but your pitch fell flat? You went in guns blazing, thinking the hard part was over and you’d land the deal—but instead you face-planted. It’s

How many times have you gotten to the meeting but your pitch fell flat? You went in guns blazing, thinking the hard part was over and you’d land the deal—but instead you face-planted. It’s

Confidence can make or break your sales success before you even open your mouth. Whether you’re about to make a high-stakes call, step into a big pitch, or lead a meeting, your mindset is

Cindy is struggling to set appointments and handle the “How Much Does it Cost?” objection. She recently switched from media sales to the home services industry. Suddenly, she finds herself making all her own

No matter if you’ve had a great month, closed a big deal, or made it to the winner’s circle at President’s club, winning makes you more vulnerable to losing. A Winning Message for Sales

You’re stalled. You’re stuck. You’ve plateaued. No matter how you put it, you’re seeing your sales hit a rut. And let’s face it, you’re in a rut, too. So, how do you pull yourself

Matt from Grand Rapids says, “If I don’t make my cold calls, our pipeline will go dry.” He is juggling everything from operations to customer service escalations, all while trying to generate fresh leads

If you’ve hung around me for longer than five minutes, you’ve heard me say that sales is about talking with people. The fact is, the more people you talk with, the more you’ll sell.

You nailed the pitch. The budget was there. The decision-maker was engaged. So why did the deal go cold? The problem might not be your process. It might be you. Before a prospect buys

Caroline is dealing with a dilemma so many sales professionals face this time of year: How do you shake off a mid-winter rut and regain your momentum when it’s cold, dark, and everyone else

Although there are many prospects who are open to talking when you demonstrate empathy and relevancy, there are also some emotionally charged jerks that seem intent on hurting you and making it personal. The

People buy from you, not because you understand, but because they feel understood. As a sales professional, I urge you to rethink NO. Who knows what buyers mean when they say no? I certainly don’t.

In this crisis, when working and selling from home, it is easy for small distractions to have big consequences on your sales day. To be at your best and be productive, you must take

On this Sales Gravy Podcast, Jeb Blount (Fanatical Prospecting) discusses the danger of task saturation for Sales Professionals with Will Frattini of ZoomInfo. Prioritization is a big issue for salespeople who want to be

Asking people to call you back is a bit obnoxious–even if there is value and reason. When I got the message below from Daniel McLellan, I had to share it with you. The way

Why is it ok to prospect? Prospecting objections. You’re going to get them – even when you’ve got empathy packed into relevant offerings, stories, and solutions. First, I need to address something important. Should

The telephone is the ultimate virtual selling tool. Since Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone, it has been the work horse of virtual selling. Yet, I’m seeing posts everywhere these days with headlines that

In this crisis, time is your greatest asset. Yet you cannot control time, you can only control YOU. On this selling in a crisis daily briefing you’ll learn why protecting the Golden Hours is

You see, when you are with a prospect, you only have so much time before your meeting ends. Once you leave that meeting, your opportunity is only as good as the information you receive.

Everyone will have to work hard but you are going to have to work harder than everyone. There is absolutely no substitute for working your ass off. Many of us in the class of

Although there are many prospects who are open to talking when you demonstrate empathy and relevancy, there are also some emotionally charged jerks that seem intent on hurting you and making it personal. The

In every sales conversation, the person who exerts the greatest emotional control has the highest probability of gaining the outcome they desire.

On this Daily Sales Briefing, Jeb Blount discusses how to take back control of your sales day and your time during the coronavirus crisis.

This article will review the first four stages of a typical sales pipeline; the next and final piece in our series will review the last four. Measuring your sales pipeline as a percentage complete,

The unaware salesperson will assume this “no” means “no sale” and move on. Well-educated sales pros understand that this “no” just means, “let’s talk some more.” As a sales professional, I urge you to

“We will continue to see a convergence of the digital and physical world. Those who conquer that trend will be market leaders” John Phillips, SVP of Logistics, Pepsico Digital evolution has changed how organizations conduct

On this episode of the Sales Gravy podcast, Jeb Blount (author of INKED) and Darryl Praill (CMO of Vanilla Soft) discuss the new paradigm and mash-up of sales and marketing. If you want to

It seems to me that all the social media in the world won’t substitute for “real” selling. I’ve been a sales consultant and trainer for a long time, 27 years in fact, and when
